Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-16
THE COAST.
Meeting of the State VIII
cultural Board.
SOME RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Rewards Offered for the Dynamite
Fiends-The Wreck of a
Schooner.
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SAN Francisco, January ia spe.
cial meeting of the State Viticultural
Commissioners was held at their rooms
to-day. A communication was read
from the President OF the National
Agricultural and Dairymans' Associa-
tion, addressed to Mr.. Wetmore as one
of the committee appointed by that
body for the Pacific coast. This COM
munication notified the Board of State
Viticultural Commissioners of national
convention to be held in New York
about February Sth or 9th, to be fol-
lowed by banquet to representative
Agriculturists, Congressmen, Senators,
Governors and other leading men. This
communication further invites participa.
ton and requests that the commission
select proper California wines for use on
this occasion. Another letter, referring
to the American exhibition at London
was read, urging an exhibit of Cali.
fornia wines and the early appoint
ment of proper representative. He fur.
ther indicated valuable means of intro.
duciug California wines abroad and q
willingness to render whatever assistance
that lay within his power. The writer
is Mr.. H, Z. Hamilton Womersley, of
the firm of J. & J. Coleman, of London,
which employs over 5000 hands in the
manufacture of mustard, starch, paper,
-four, etc., the largest firm of its kind in
the world.
Senator Rose, of the Los Angeles dis
trict, who is now chairman of the Witt.
cultural Committee in the Senate, ad.
dressed letter to the secretary request.
ing him to express to the commlssien
his hope that the resignation of Mr..
Wetmore will not be accepted and that
he may be induced to retain his position.
MIR. Harasz by read the communica-
tion containing the resignation of Mr..
Wetmore, as chief executive officer.
Mr.. Shorb earnestly urged Mr.. Wet.
more to withdraw it. Other members
of the commission expressed similar
sentiments. Finally motion by Mr..
Krug that action on this resignation be
deferred for four weeks was carried
unanimously.
Mr.. Shorb offered the folio wing reso.
luton which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That on behalf OF the vine
growers of this State the thanks of this
commission are rendered to all Senators
and Representatives of California in
Congress for their united efforts to
secure favorable legislation on viticul.
tural matters. Also to Hon. j. p. Jones
and his colleagues on the Senate Finance
Committee for their able assistance.
Also to Hon. Wharton j. Green, of
North Carolina, for his special efforts
to protect pure wines against adultera.
items.
Resolved: Further, that the Secretary
of this commission be instructed to com.
municate with Mr.. Green with respect
10 his bill taxing spurious wines, and to
inform him that its provisions were now
being examined carefully, and that some
notifications might be suggested by this
commission, which it is believed will
further improve and strengthen the
measure, both before the people and
Congress, and prove satisfactory to hon
est producers throughout the United
States. The commission then took an
adjournment until Monday next.